白眉长臂猿

白眉長臂猿
báiméichángbìyuán
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 hoolock gibbon
  2. 2 white-browed gibbon (genus Hoolock)

Examples

Báiméi chángbìyuán shì Zhōngguó jìngnèi fēnbù zuì xī de chángbìyuán.
The hoolock gibbon is the westernmost-distributed gibbon in China.
Xióngxìng báiméi chángbìyuán de méimáo chéng báisè, yīncǐ démíng.
Male hoolock gibbons have white brows, which is how the species got its name.

Tips

memory
Parse as (white-brow) + (gibbon, literally 'long-arm ape'). The name describes exactly what distinguishes them — bright white brow tufts on a dark face.

Stroke Order

bái
méi
cháng
yuán